Bonsai Butterfly: budget elegance at the Festival Pucciniano

By James Imam, 09 August 2015

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Reviewed at Gran Teatro all’aperto Giacomo Puccini, Torre del Lago on 8 August 2015

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Puccini Festival

Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Conductor

Renzo Giacchieri, Director

Silvana Froli, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Laura Brioli, Suzuki

Leonardo Caimi, Pinkerton

Alberto Mastromarino, Sharpless

Salvatore D'Agata, Goro

Pedro Carrillo, Prince Yamadori

Paolo Battaglia, The Bonze

Orchestra del Puccini Festival

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.